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Lisa Marie Basile, MFA

Medical writer with bylines at NY Times, MDLinx, Medscape, HealthCentral, GoodRx, Twill Health, Sleep Foundation, Medical News Today, and more. I write for healthcare practitioners and for patients. I am especially interested in clinical and patient perspectives that explore many layers: race, gender, disability rights, class, mental health, etc. I would love to hear from you. Lisambasile@gmail.com.

MY PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA DOES REPRESENT MY WORK.

Publications

  • MDLinx
    161 articles
  • Medscape
    5 articles
  • Twill Health
  • GoodRx
  • HealthCentral
  • Health Union
  • What's Good (the Vitamin Shoppe blog)

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  • The truth about the most common misconception about biologics for PsA
    24 Mar—MDLinx
    Industry Buzz “[Biologics] overall have a high risk-to-benefit ratio, especially when the risk of certain opportunistic infections is mitigated by vaccinations.” — Julius Birnbaum, MD, MHS, Rheumatologist, Associate Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center “IL-23s have a much lower risk of infection than TNF inhibitors. IL-23s can be a great alternative for people who cannot take a TNF inhibitor, who cannot tolerate it, or who have not responded to TNF...
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  • Female psoriatic arthritis patients respond differently to biologic treatment. Here's what to know to optimize their care
    1 Mar—MDLinx
    Industry Buzz “Women with PsA tend to have more peripheral joint involvement, such as in the hands and feet. Women also report higher levels of pain, fatigue, and overall disease burden compared to men.” — Stella Bard, MD “When people have tried for 3 months to clean up their lifestyle with a good diet [and good] water quality, adding in high-quality supplements and supporting their gut microbiome, I’ll do the blood work and x-rays, and then I can understand how aggressive and nonaggressive...

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